Albert Fall and the Tea Pot Dome scandal did his reputation in.
I found it curious that when Albert Gore sold the same Tea Pot dome oil fields to Occidental Petroleum for development, that no one in the press made the least amount of noise about it.
Regards,
Top level office holders have to be careful they are disassociated from business these days. All this noise about Cheney and Halliburton is nothing more than a reminder that everybody is watching. Interior has to be above reproach, partly because of Teapot Dome. We expect certain ethical boundaries between gov't and business so that business competition is fair. Got to be fair.